"""two celebrated courtesans of the time of Charles II"", but no supportive evidence has been found. The name Lucy Locket was used by John Gay in ""Beggar's Opera"" (1728), but may have already been proverbial. Kitty Fisher may have been Catherine Marie Fischer (d. 1767) a British courtesan who was the subject of three unfinished portraits by Joshua Reynolds and a number of songs, including an air recorded in Thompson's ""Country Dances"" (1760). The rhyme was used as a plot device in the Brad Thor novel Hidden Order (2013), . The name ""Kitty Fisher was changed to ""Sally Fisher"". In"
"the episode ""Beefsquatch"" of ""Bob's Burgers"", when Gene is attempting to teach a classmate how to pop and lock, he ""raps"" the line ""Lucy Lock-it lost her pop-it"". Lucy Locket ""Lucy Locket"" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19536. Common modern versions include: Another version The song shares its tune with ""Yankee Doodle"" which emerged in North America in the mid-eighteenth century, but it is not clear which set of lyrics emerged first. The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842, but there is evidence that it was"
"Elizabeth Needham Elizabeth Needham (died 3 May 1731), also known as Mother Needham, was an English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th-century London, who has been identified as the bawd greeting Moll Hackabout in the first plate of William Hogarth's series of satirical etchings, ""A Harlot's Progress"". Although Needham was notorious in London at the time, little is recorded of her life, and no genuine portraits of her survive. Her house was the most exclusive in London and her customers came from the highest strata of fashionable society, but she eventually ran afoul of the moral reformers of the day and"
"reportedly behaved with composure. Jenny Diver Jenny Diver, née Mary Young (1700 – 18 March 1741) was a notorious British pickpocket, one of the most famous of her day. Born around 1700 in Ireland, Diver was the illegitimate daughter of an unknown father and the lady's maid Harriet Jones. After her mother deserted her, Diver grew up in various foster homes. She was a skilled seamstress, and eventually emigrated to London, where she became an apprentice of Anne Murphy, who was the leader of a gang of pickpockets. She soon became so skilled as a thief that she became the"
"Needham. Elizabeth Needham Elizabeth Needham (died 3 May 1731), also known as Mother Needham, was an English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th-century London, who has been identified as the bawd greeting Moll Hackabout in the first plate of William Hogarth's series of satirical etchings, ""A Harlot's Progress"". Although Needham was notorious in London at the time, little is recorded of her life, and no genuine portraits of her survive. Her house was the most exclusive in London and her customers came from the highest strata of fashionable society, but she eventually ran afoul of the moral reformers of the day"
"Little Miss Muffet ""Little Miss Muffet"" is a nursery rhyme, one of the most commonly printed in the mid-twentieth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605. The rhyme first appeared in print in 1805, in a book titled ""Songs for the Nursery"". Like many such rhymes, its origins are unclear. Some claim it was written by Dr Thomas Muffet (d.1604), an English physician and entomologist, regarding his stepdaughter Patience; others claim it refers to Mary, Queen of Scots (1543–87), who was said to have been frightened by religious reformer John Knox (1510–72). The first explanation is"
"settled into the proper role of mistress of Hemsted, building up Norris's fortune and enjoying the company of the local folk, who liked her for her generosity to the poor. Unfortunately, she died only four months after her marriage, some sources say from the effects of lead-based cosmetics (although this may be a confusion with the fate of her rival Lady Coventry), some from smallpox or consumption, in 1767. She was buried in Benenden churchyard dressed in her best ball gown. Fisher is mentioned in the nursery rhyme, ""Lucy Locket"": Music publisher Peter Thompson also published a country dance bearing"
"debts. After a dreadful row and Harry's departure in the night, the book of hours was found to be missing. Mr Parkinson assumed Harry had stolen it, but Jessamy, Kitto and others were appalled at the accusation. Not so the parlour maid Matchett or her lover, William the groom. Trust is a recurrent theme in the book. On arrival in the earlier Posset Place, Jessamy had promised Matchett, who was up late at night, not to betray her love affair. Soon after, Fanny grudgingly thanked her for not revealing that her fall from the mulberry tree came about because Fanny"
"was discovered at just before 6:00 a.m. on the morning of 8 September 1888 by a resident of number 29, market porter John Davis. She was lying on the ground near a doorway in the back yard. John Richardson, the son of a resident of the house, had been in the back yard shortly before 5 a.m. to trim a loose piece of leather from his boot, and carpenter Albert Cadosch had entered the neighbouring yard at 27 Hanbury Street at about 5:30 a.m., and heard voices in the yard followed by the sound of something falling against the fence."
"is the original. Little Miss Muffet ""Little Miss Muffet"" is a nursery rhyme, one of the most commonly printed in the mid-twentieth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605. The rhyme first appeared in print in 1805, in a book titled ""Songs for the Nursery"". Like many such rhymes, its origins are unclear. Some claim it was written by Dr Thomas Muffet (d.1604), an English physician and entomologist, regarding his stepdaughter Patience; others claim it refers to Mary, Queen of Scots (1543–87), who was said to have been frightened by religious reformer John Knox (1510–72). The"
"caught the dropper either was kissed, joined the circle, or had to tell the name of their sweetheart. An early noted version had the lyrics: In some variants, the second line is ""I lost my yellow basket"". In other variants, the last line is ""A little girl picked it up and put it in her pocket"". In nineteenth-century England, the rhyme used in the same game had somewhat different but evidently related words: Ella Fitzgerald, in conjunction with Al Feldman (later known as Van Alexander), extended and embellished the rhyme into a jazz piece that was her breakthrough hit with"
"shop with the key just in time. The time window closes. The Shopkeeper, without explanation of the whole affair, bids them farewell and disappears with the three items and his parrot, Captain, who is apparently the master of their operation! The woman is Angela Price, a granddaughter of Emily. She has been told by Emily to come to the shop shown in the article on this exact day and give back the key. Sarah Jane takes Angela for a cuppa and a talk, and while walking out of the shop, Clyde compliments Rani's makeover into Tudor dress. Later, he looks"
"therefore be questioned about the claim. The 17th century historian George Buck portrays Lucy differently from More, depicting her as a sexually uninhibited young woman. Edward ""loved her well, and she was his witty concubine, for she was a wanton wench and willing and ready to yield herself to the king and his pleasures without conditions."" The 18th century antiquarian John Anstis in ""The Register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter"" (London, 1724) identified her with ""Elizabeth Wayte"", the daughter of Thomas Wayte of Southampton, saying she was the mother of Arthur Plantagenet. Bridget Boland suggests that Edward"
"collector James William Elliott in his ""National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs"". The following additional verses are often added to the rhyme: The earliest record of this rhyme is in a manuscript of around 1805, which contains only the first verse. There are references to a children's game called ""bo-peep"", from the 16th century, including one in Shakespeare's ""King Lear"" (Act I Scene iv), for which ""bo-peep"" is thought to refer to the children's game of peek-a-boo, but there's no evidence that the rhyme existed earlier than the 18th century. The additional verses are first recorded in the earliest printed"
"en route, after catching small pox whilst in London, leaving her 9 children motherless. Thus the whereabouts of the family jewels and silver lay hidden for more than a century under floorboards at Nettlecombe until by serendipity a maidservant dropped a half-gold needle through a loose floor plank which had to be pulled up to retrieve it, revealing the long hidden valuables. Baronet: The surviving Trevillian family remained royalists at Nettlecombe; and upon the Restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, George Trevillian was awarded a second baronet by the king for his loyalty with the spelling of the family"
"in 1844. She later emigrated to the United States and settled down in New York City where Reilly found employment as a servant and child's nurse. She was said to look much younger than her age and was both charming and intelligent. She spoke at least two or three languages. Once gaining the confidence of the lady of the house, most often by making ""a great fuss over the children"", she would rob the house of its valuables, usually jewelry, sometimes leaving with sometimes as much as four to five thousand dollars. She rarely stayed in one place for long,"
"man hired to affix burglarproof locks on the window. He saws through the sash latch of a window and breaks in that night with Hastings. After a long search, Poirot finds the box hidden in a hollowed log, at the bottom of a small wood pile in the kitchen. The next day, Lady Millicent calls for the letter. She also insists on the puzzle box as a souvenir but Poirot prevents her taking it. Then, he reveals a hidden compartment in the box holding the six missing jewels from the Bond Street robbery. The fake letter was a red herring"
"enjoying it as he had in the past. <poem> My Little LODGE, tease me no more With promise of the finest Whore Give younger men the beautious Dame; Alas! I'm passed the am'rous Flame </poem> According to the 1735 epistle, Lodge lost all her money when she was conned by an Irish confidence trickster and, older now, she was unable to reestablish herself as a prostitute or a madam. She went to the West Indies as the mistress of a wealthy planter but he died soon after and she was sent back to London, penniless. She became a barmaid at"
"locked in a trunk and will be delivered to Glister's home on the following day. Lipsalve, Gudgeon and Gerardine enter. Gerardine reports that the trio have just come from the theatre, where they saw ""Sampson"" (a now-lost play that was performed by a boy's company in 1602). Mrs. Purge says that it is a pity the gallants waste their time at the theatre, a pastime she disapproves of. Lipsalve reads Gerardine's sea-will. As Purge hinted, the vast majority of Gerardine's estate has been bequeathed to Maria. A standing cup and close-stool (both phallic-shaped objects) have been bequeathed to Mrs. Purge."
"Old Mother Hubbard ""Old Mother Hubbard"" is an English-language nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 and among the most popular publications of the nineteenth century. The exact origin and meaning of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. The first published version by Sarah Catherine Martin is associated with a historic cottage in Yealmpton, Devon close by where Martin was staying. The lyrics originally published in 1805 have remained largely unchanged. <poem>Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone; But when she came there The cupboard was"
"Mary Frith Mary Frith (c. 1584 – 26 July 1659), alias Moll (or Mal) Cutpurse, was a notorious pickpocket and fence of the London underworld. The nickname Moll Cutpurse is a pun; Moll, apart from being a nickname for Mary, was a common name in the 16th through 17th centuries for a young woman, usually of disreputable character. The term ""Cutpurse"" refers to her reputation as a thief who would cut purses to steal the contents. The other name by which she was known, ""The Roaring Girl"" is derived from the early modern London trend of ""roaring boys,"" or aggressive"
"of the Legion d'honeur from the French Republic in recognition of his services towards the development of commercial relations between the United Kingdom and France, and especially for his services in connection with the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Rollit married twice. His second wife was Mary, dowager Duchess of Sutherland. He was her third husband. In 1898 her jewellery, then valued at £30,000, was stolen by international jewel-thief William Johnson, known as 'Harry the Valet'. Johnson stole the jewellery while she was travelling by train from Paris to London with her husband, (Rollit), her brother, his wife and the Duchess's"
"try to make sense of the situation. Twiggy reveals that there is a book entitled ""Which Witch"" that gives the name and description of every witch in existence. The first witches the two decide to investigate are Harriet Perkins and Aubry White, who turn out to be the woman wearing the pink woolen suit, and the man wearing the pinstripe suite, respectively, from the train. They realise the Coven has been burgled while they were gone. They find a re-growing potion that Patsy had been working on was stolen, and a small drop of the potion caused a branch to"
"A Pocket Full of Rye A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 9 November 1953, and in the US by Dodd, Mead & co. the following year. The UK edition retailed at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6) and the US edition at $2.75. The book features her detective Miss Marple. Like several of Christie's novels (e.g., ""Hickory Dickory Dock"" and ""One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"") the title and substantial parts of the plot reference a nursery rhyme, in this case ""Sing"
"Jenny Diver Jenny Diver, née Mary Young (1700 – 18 March 1741) was a notorious British pickpocket, one of the most famous of her day. Born around 1700 in Ireland, Diver was the illegitimate daughter of an unknown father and the lady's maid Harriet Jones. After her mother deserted her, Diver grew up in various foster homes. She was a skilled seamstress, and eventually emigrated to London, where she became an apprentice of Anne Murphy, who was the leader of a gang of pickpockets. She soon became so skilled as a thief that she became the leader of Murphy's gang"
"nurse. Poirot is called in by Marcus Hardman, a collector of various antique precious objects, to investigate a jewel robbery. The theft occurred from his safe when he was holding a small tea party at his house. He showed his guests his collection of medieval jewels and later discovered that the safe had been rifled and the objects taken. Four of his guests had the opportunity to take the items – Mr Johnston, a South African millionaire only just arrived in London; Countess Vera Rossakoff, a refugee from the Russian revolution; Bernard Parker, a young and effeminate agent for Mr"
"Margaret Brown (criminal) Margaret Brown (born 1828) was a New York criminal and thief during the late 19th century. She was most widely known under the name Old Mother Hubbard, after the nursery rhyme of that name, which was popular at the time. Among her aliases she also included the surnames Young and Haskins. She was one of the most well-publicized female thieves in the United States during the mid-to late 19th century and was part of Marm Mandelbaum's ""inner circle"" which included other notorious women such as Big Mary, Sophie Lyons, Queen Liz and Lena Kleinschmidt. Born in Ireland,"
"The Ballad of the Cloak The Ballad of the Cloak, Or the Cloak's Knavery is an English Broadside ballad that dates back, roughly, to the last quarter of the 17th century. It is most often set to the popular tune, ""From Hunger and Cold, or Packington's Pound."" The ballad is most recognized by its opening lines, ""Come buy my new Ballet/ I hav't in my Wallet."" Extant copies of the ballad can be found at the Huntington Library, the Pepys Library, the British Library and the National Library of Scotland. The ballad describes the journey and circumstances that the cloak"
"the escape and ran away together with her. The gendarme was caught soon, judged and punished, but Sonya continued ""to hit"" rich fools. Once she cleaned even her own attorney but being charmed by her he protected her anyway. During August 1885 the manager of a jewelry store T. recommended a collection of adornments for 22,300 rubles to a Courland baroness- Sofia Buxhoeveden. When the treasures were picked and nicely packed, the honorable lady recalled that she forgot all her money at home. She took the jewelry and left in a hurry after the requested amount, leaving as the guarantee"
"earliest recorded version of the rhyme is in ""Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book"", published in London in about 1744, which uses the opening line: 'Hickere, Dickere Dock'. The next recorded version in ""Mother Goose's Melody"" (c. 1765), uses 'Dickery, Dickery Dock'. The rhyme is thought by some commentators to have originated as a counting-out rhyme. Westmorland shepherds in the nineteenth century used the numbers ""Hevera"" (8), ""Devera"" (9) and ""Dick"" (10). The rhyme is thought to have been based on the astronomical clock at Exeter Cathedral. The clock has a small hole in the door below the face for the"
"February 1954. A Pocket Full of Rye A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 9 November 1953, and in the US by Dodd, Mead & co. the following year. The UK edition retailed at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6) and the US edition at $2.75. The book features her detective Miss Marple. Like several of Christie's novels (e.g., ""Hickory Dickory Dock"" and ""One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"") the title and substantial parts of the plot reference a nursery rhyme, in this"
"Ladybird Ladybird ""Ladybird Ladybird"" (sometimes rendered as ""Ladybug Ladybug"", particularly in the US) is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16215. This traditional verse relates to Ladybugs or Ladybirds, brightly coloured insects commonly viewed as lucky. The English version has been dated to at least 1744, when it appeared in ""Tommy Thumb's Pretty Songbook"" Vol. 2. The verse has several popular forms, including: A shorter, grimmer version is also widespread: Ann who hides may also be ""Nan"", ""Anne"" or ""Little Anne"". She may have hidden under a ""warming pan"", ""porridge pan"", ""frying pan"""
"we have that they existed. The earliest surviving version of the modern rhyme in ""Gammer Gurton's Garland or The Nursery Parnassus"", printed in London in 1784, differs significantly from modern versions in that the subject is not a fine lady but ""an old woman"". The version printed in ""Tommy Thumb's Song Book"" in America in 1788, which may have been in the original (c. 1744) edition, has the ""fine lady"", but the next extant version, in ""The Tom Tit's Song Book"" (printed in London around 1790), had: <poem> A ring on her finger, A bonnet of straw, The strangest old"